MEATFEST
Sometimes a steak or a burger sounds good. Some days, however, call for 8 pounds of bacon.
That isn't even all of it either... but you get the idea. Also note the little box of snackwells sitting there. Health first, people. But before we could even begin cooking dinner we had to make some lunch...
...Or breakfast... I don't remember what it was. But that's not important. This is:
THE MENU
This all started with Mike posting a link to the Bacon Explosion on bbqaddicts. I have since seen it on the news here and there. But, not a group to leave these things to chance we went ahead and made two of them... just to be sure it is as awesome as one might think. Sometimes awesome things make it hard to breathe or move. This is one of them.
We started by making the weave of bacon.
Made a layer of Italian sausage, bacon crumbles and BBQ seasoning
And rolled it into a log... a log of pure evil.
Then coated it in BBQ sauce. I went with a Tequila sauce I happened to have.
Prepped our mesquite and off to the smoker we went...
After hours of smoking and more BBQ sauce we ended up with this fantastic end result...
I can hear Nick's mouth watering from here.
We made the Bacon Explosion... Chris made bacon water...
Now, I will confess... the Bacon Explosion is a lot to deal with. I couldn't eat a whole piece without my friggin brain exploding, nevermind the bacon. Well that and we had so many other things to consume.
Like bacon and jalepeno Mac and cheese
But more impressive was the Meat Cake.
Start with your favorite recipe for meat loaf. I just kinda tossed stuff in a bowl, which is a shame because it turned out really well and I have little to no idea what I did.
Mush the glorious beefy blend into 2 round cake pans and bake.
Prep the first layer to receive the second by cutting the top off and putting a small layer of BBQ sauce and mashed potatoes on it.
Place the second layer...
ice with mashed potatoes and decorate.
CONSUME.
We used forks... Chris used a fist.
For desert we had a couple items.
Dark Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes
And then a personal favorite of mine... BACONES.
I got the idea from a cartoon on the internet that pretty much poked fun at how awesome and terrible they would be. It was right about the first part (and second if you count terrible in the context of "terribly addicting", see "enitocin"...).
So, we needed a cone. Let me tell you... if you've never gone out shopping for a cone before they aren't that easy to find. I mean think about it, they aren't that useful. What the hell is a cone good for, anyway? Well, I ended up buying a styrofoam cone at a craft store. It wasn't until much later that it even crossed my mind to use an ice cream cone as the mold, as I am a retard. But I'm still not as retarded as a cone.
Look at it sitting there. What a stupid cone.
Roll it in foil
Wrap the mold in bacon (sounds kinda gross)
Roll in foil again, enclosing it in a shiny delicious smelling prison
And remove the styrofoam. I really shouldn't have to say why this step is important.
Bake like this for awhile (longer than I thought... that's for sure) and the cone will fuse into one piece.
Then remove the outer layer of foil and return to the oven to crisp.
Carefully... CAREFULLY remove the inner foil without breaking the bacone
Fill with mashed potatoes.
Instead of chocolate syrup, one might consider gravy. Instead of sprinkles and candy one might use shredded cheese and chives. Who knows?
We made bacones and filled them with mashed potato goodness. Chris filled his with mint chocolate chip ice cream.
He maintains that it wasn't that bad... but I think Dave disagreed. It doesn't sound good to me, anyway.
My house is going to smell like bacon for weeks, but it was worth it. Oh... it was worth it.
